Which to use
“pon” and “pré” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,075
- “pon” frequency rank
- #2,849
- “pré” frequency rank
- 45924
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pon | pré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pont. | Champ où pousse de l’herbe (naturelle ou cultivée), où l’on recueille du foin, ou qui sert au pâturage. |
Letter map: pon vs pré
Shared letters muted; letters that set pon and pré apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Corpus notes: pon and pré
pon and pré are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45924, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pon is recorded at frequency rank #43,075, classified as anoun. pré is at rank #2,849, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 45924, this pair ranks #199,007 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pon vs pré
Shared letters: p. Private to "pon": no. Private to "pré": ré.
"pon" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "pré" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pon" for "pré" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "pon" or "pré" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pon" and "pré".
- Full dictionary entry for "pon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,007 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pon" and "pré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs pon". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #199,007 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.